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blueerica · 06-11-2007, 10:08 AM

No, it's not funny - just surprising, that's all. I do tend to laugh when pleasantly surprised, and I was typing without thinking (as usual).

I tend to smile when I find out someone I didn't expect plays wow, probably because most people are surprised when I tell them I play WOW. Not that that made any sense.

Alex · 06-11-2007, 10:12 AM

Since everybody I play with is in their 30s or above and some variation on middle class professionals I think I got over my surprise a long time ago.

And I still wonder how it has happened that in my marriage I am the one married to the hard core gamer.

Capt Jack · 06-11-2007, 10:50 AM

WoW, EQII, CoH etc are all things I'll start and stop on a whim. Start it, play for a week or less, not touch it for 2 billing cycles and stop again when I see the bill pop up and realize I havent touched them.

I used to do the long haul, hardcore thing once upon a time, but even then not nearly as devout as more than a few folks I know. I dont plan my life around/sacrifice real life for sessions like more than a few I know/know of.

currently, Im out of all of them (except one beta the NDA wont let me talk about). I chalk it up to relatively cheap entertainment that isnt TV. the 'isnt TV' part being the most important part for me. at least its relatively interactive.

wendybeth · 06-11-2007, 11:14 AM

I've only gotten into two online games- KoL and Uru, but I am sure if I checked out WoW, SL and the others I'd be hooked. I pretty much stick to Splinter Cell offline games, as I find most others boring.

blueerica · 06-11-2007, 11:48 AM

I hear the new LoTR online game is some hot sh*t right now. I'd probably be more interested in playing a new game, but I don't have the time to be that interested in a new game. I'd make the time, sure - but that wouldn't be a good thing at all.

I am actually looking forward to the MMO Grand Theft Auto is supposed to be coming up with. I'll make time for that, if nothing else, for the pure pleasure of cruising in my car and flipping the radio stations.

Capt Jack · 06-11-2007, 12:02 PM

I did the LoTR beta. eh, just another hack n slash. its pretty, no doubt, but its same as anything else of the genre you could name.

Not Afraid · 06-11-2007, 12:08 PM

LOTR = Lounge of Tomorrow Real?

mousepod · 06-11-2007, 12:25 PM

I'm kind of psyched for the Firefly game. I've never played MMOGs before, but something about Whedon's world of Firefly interests me. Any word on this one yet?

Capt Jack · 06-11-2007, 12:29 PM

Firefly MMOG huh?

hadnt heard about that one. have a link handy?

Alex · 06-11-2007, 02:28 PM

I'm hearing good things about LOTR (Lord of the Rings, NA), but someone in my former guild raised a good point. What will it do to emotional attachment to the storyline and mythology when open chat ends up sounding like Barrens chat in WoW?

Personally, I think one of the things that really helped with the success of WoW is that it is pretty much a self contained mythology. So everybody is ok with being an egalitarian player in world events. With attempts at LOTR or Pern or Firefly, it seems to me that not being one of the central characters will deflate the experience.

06-11-2007, 10:08 AM	#1
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	No, it's not funny - just surprising, that's all. I do tend to laugh when pleasantly surprised, and I was typing without thinking (as usual). I tend to smile when I find out someone I didn't expect plays wow, probably because most people are surprised when I tell them I play WOW. Not that that made any sense. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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06-11-2007, 10:12 AM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Since everybody I play with is in their 30s or above and some variation on middle class professionals I think I got over my surprise a long time ago. And I still wonder how it has happened that in my marriage I am the one married to the hard core gamer.
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06-11-2007, 10:50 AM	#3
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	WoW, EQII, CoH etc are all things I'll start and stop on a whim. Start it, play for a week or less, not touch it for 2 billing cycles and stop again when I see the bill pop up and realize I havent touched them. I used to do the long haul, hardcore thing once upon a time, but even then not nearly as devout as more than a few folks I know. I dont plan my life around/sacrifice real life for sessions like more than a few I know/know of. currently, Im out of all of them (except one beta the NDA wont let me talk about). I chalk it up to relatively cheap entertainment that isnt TV. the 'isnt TV' part being the most important part for me. at least its relatively interactive. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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06-11-2007, 11:14 AM	#4
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I've only gotten into two online games- KoL and Uru, but I am sure if I checked out WoW, SL and the others I'd be hooked. I pretty much stick to Splinter Cell offline games, as I find most others boring. __________________
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06-11-2007, 11:48 AM	#5
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I hear the new LoTR online game is some hot sh*t right now. I'd probably be more interested in playing a new game, but I don't have the time to be that interested in a new game. I'd make the time, sure - but that wouldn't be a good thing at all. I am actually looking forward to the MMO Grand Theft Auto is supposed to be coming up with. I'll make time for that, if nothing else, for the pure pleasure of cruising in my car and flipping the radio stations. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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06-11-2007, 12:02 PM	#6
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	I did the LoTR beta. eh, just another hack n slash. its pretty, no doubt, but its same as anything else of the genre you could name. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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06-11-2007, 12:08 PM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	LOTR = Lounge of Tomorrow Real?
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06-11-2007, 12:25 PM	#8
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I'm kind of psyched for the Firefly game. I've never played MMOGs before, but something about Whedon's world of Firefly interests me. Any word on this one yet? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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06-11-2007, 12:29 PM	#9
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	Firefly MMOG huh? hadnt heard about that one. have a link handy? __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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06-11-2007, 02:28 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm hearing good things about LOTR (Lord of the Rings, NA), but someone in my former guild raised a good point. What will it do to emotional attachment to the storyline and mythology when open chat ends up sounding like Barrens chat in WoW? Personally, I think one of the things that really helped with the success of WoW is that it is pretty much a self contained mythology. So everybody is ok with being an egalitarian player in world events. With attempts at LOTR or Pern or Firefly, it seems to me that not being one of the central characters will deflate the experience.
	Submit to Quotes